Releasing on June 17, Art As Catharsis has announced the debut album by High Castle Teleorkestra, a collective folk/metal fusion band featuring members of Estradasphere, Secret Chiefs 3, Mr. Bungle, and Farmers Market.
Jumping around in style frequently, the album is titled The Egg That Never Opened , and the band shared a single called "Mutual Hazard" this week (below).
Members are based across the globe, in the United States, Australia, Norway, and France, and was spearheaded as a pandemic project borne through the frustration of lockdowns, initiated by Tim Smolens (Estradasphere, I.S.S., Don Salsa, Secret Chiefs 3) and Chris Bogen (Doc Booger), with contributions form Bär McKinnon (Umlaut, Mr. Bungle), Dave Murray (Estradasphere, Traun), Stian Carstensen (Farmers Market, collaborations with Jacob Collier, Mike Patton, Jimmy Rosenberg), and Timba Harris (Estradasphere, Secret Chiefs 3, Probosci).
The album will release on LP, cd, and digital platforms.
The Egg That Never Opened Track Listing:
1. The Egg That Never Opened
2. Ich Bin’s
3. The Aramchek Accusation
4. Valisystem A
5. At Last He Will
6. The Days of Blue Jeans Were Gone
7. Diagnosing Johnny
8. Placentia
9. Klawpeels (Mission Checkup)
10. Mutual Hazard
HIGH CASTLE TELEORKESTRA:
Tim Smolens – bass, keyboards, cello, vocals
Chris Bogen – guitars, analog synths, noise collages
Bär McKinnon – tenor sax, flute, keyboards, clarinet, vocals
Dave Murray – drums, percussion
Stian Carstensen – accordions, pedal steel guitar
Timba Harris – violin, viola, strings
